Voting
Last day for postal voting in local govt. elections
Postal voting for local government candidates closes today. The Spinoff's Hayden Donnell , who's been following local body elections up and down the country for some months, joins us to chat about… Audio
Question of the Day for 8 October 2019
If you won the mayoralty of your town or city, what would your first act be? Audio
Local policy matters
Local body voting papers have been delivered ahead of elections later this month. There are five hundred and thirty seven elections taking place for councils and health boards throughout the country… Audio
Paying people to vote
With voting rates in local body elections dropping constantly, some people are suggesting radical ways of getting people to vote. Dr Julia Talbot-Jones from Victoria University joins us with her… Audio
Why don't we bother voting in local body elections?
Local body candidate billboards are everywhere right now, but they don't necessarily translate into awareness. Why do so few people vote in an election that affects everyone? Audio
Why don't we bother voting in local body elections?
Local body candidate billboards are everywhere right now, but they don't necessarily translate into awareness. Why do so few people vote in an election that affects everyone?
AudioEnrolment closing for local body elections
Today is the last day to enrol to vote in local body elections without casting a special vote. Audio
Groceries and democracy, who does this favour?
Justice Minister Andrew Little yesterday announced that Government would introduce legislation allowing people to enrol on the same day, and the proposed law change would also allow ballot boxes in… Audio
'It impacts on Maori far more than other inmates'
The Waitangi Tribunal has been told the ban on prisoners voting is underpinned by racism and disproportionately impacts on Maori. Audio
Australian voters are heading to the polls early
Australia correspondent Bernard Keane looks at the key areas of policy difference between the parties now the election campaign is in full swing and many Australian voters have already cast their… Audio
Should we lower the voting age to 16?
Canterbury University politics lecturer Bronwyn Hayward wants NZ to lower the voting age to 16 - something championed by, among others, former Green MP Sue Bradford. The Panel weighs in with their… Audio
On-line voting
There's been basically no tampering with voting processes in New Zealand. So switching to an on-line system is a case of which would be best? Electoral law expert Andrew Geddis of the University of… Audio
When MPs go with their conscience
Milton asked for “the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.” He omitted 'to vote', but he was speaking in Parliament, so maybe that’s a given. Video
When MPs go with their conscience
Milton asked for “the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.” He omitted 'to vote', but he was speaking in Parliament, so maybe that’s a given.
Video, AudioAn 86yo woman’s mission to cast a vote for Bird of the Year
Frustrated at not being able to vote online for the prestigious, sometimes scandalous Bird of the Year competition because she doesn't have a computer, 86-year-old Nicky Dunne took things into her own… Video, Audio
The Useful Woman
Episode Two of Beyond Kate explores politics, the reality of women at the polling booths, and Victorian attitudes that kept women in the home. Audio
NZ - the country of firsts, but still not equal
While women have long been able to vote, MPs are still working on increasing the number of women elected to Parliament. Political reporter Jo Moir looks back in time to see how things have changed. Audio
Unwrapping the Suffrage Petition
Gaining the vote was a battle hard won for New Zealand women. Episode one of Beyond Kate visits the petition, hears about the woman whose name sits atop it & looks at the lives of rural women then and… Audio
38 people allegedly voted twice in election
Thirty-eight people have been referred to the police for allegedly voting twice during last year's election.
Michael Bruter - Testing European identity
Michael Bruter is Professor of Political Science at the London School of Economics and Political Science where he leads the ECREP initiative - the largest existing research initiative fully dedicated… Audio
